An extra day of Oscar voting

If you are a member of the Academy, you have one day left to vote for Oscar nominations. Originally, final ballots were due by today, but glitches with the first-ever online nomination voting this year extended the period – only for one day, though.

Incorrect passwords and other electronic glitches, coupled with fears of hacking, has led to worry that this year’s voting could amount to a record low turnout. And with the Academy members’ median age hovering around 62, there’s a legitimate concern that older voters could find the system difficult to access and that they might give up more easily when confronted with issues. All this could skew voting slightly if a younger, more tech-savvy electorate chose to nominate less traditionally Oscar-bait movies like Lincoln orLife of Pi and instead cast ballots for smaller indies, foreign films or, you know,Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2.

The Academy has been quick to note that paper ballots were also still acceptable and that they established assisted voting stations in Los Angeles, New York and London, as well as a 24-hour helpline.

We’ll all see how this shakes out next Thursday morning, Jan. 10, sometime after 8:38 a.m. EST.

CJ Lais

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